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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

District Of caiedona 81 Court of Insolvency
In the matter of Ira t. Harvey of Waterford
in said District, Insolvent Debtor.
Notice is hereby given that the second and third
meetings of the Creditors of said Insolvent Debtor
viii be held at the Probate Office in ST. Johnsbury
in said district, the 18th day of April, A d. 1es1
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon for the purposes set
forth IN sections 1645 1913 and 1867 OF the Revised
Laws Of Vermont
Also, that Peter Lindsay Assignee Of said in
solvent debtors estate has filed in said Court bis
accounts preparatory to final dividend to the cred
itOrs Of said estate
By order of the Court,
1t Attest WALTER Z. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
PASSUMPSIC.

Richard Page has moved from st.
Johnsbury into the Goodell house.
Leslie Thomas has moved into the Gil
braith house.-H. ID. Whitcomb has
moved from the village on to his farm.
e. s. Wilcox has moved from the
village onto the farm of Mr.. Whitcomb.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

Jefferson Davis, having been invited
to go to Washington as the guest OF
the rife company of Vicksburg, de-
clines to accept the invitation and says
he shall never see Washington again.
There was time when Mr.. Davis put
forth considerable effort to reach Wash
ington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
The aeth Victim.

John H. DraytOn of Dedham, who
received serious internal injuries and
had an arm broken i'm the recent disas
ter at Roslindale, died at his residence
Friday night from the effects of his in
juries. This makes the Goth victim in
the disaster.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
WELLS RIVER,

Mrs. III. Holton, Sem, has adopted a
little girl.
Harvey Powers has secured stere-
Opticon with views of officers of the
late war and proposes to give an illus
trated lecture on the subject.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
Probate of will.

DIN Probate Court holden at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury, within and for said District on the
21st day of March, A. ID. 1887.
An instrument purpOrting to be the last Will and
Testament. of Lyman b. Atwood late of st. Johns
bury in said district deceased, being presented to
Court by Lavinia M Atwood the Executrix therein
named, for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons con
cerned therein be notified to appear at a session OF
said Court, to be held at the Probate office III St
JOhnsbury on the 9th day of April A. D. 1897 and
show cause, if any they may have against the Pro
bate of said VILE for which purpose it is further
ordered that copy of the record of this order be
published three weeks successfully in The Caledo
MAN, printed at st. JOhnsbury, previous to said
time appointed for hearing.
By the Court, attest
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
A true copy of record, attest,
9l-93 WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

A Beecher memorial is to be erected
in Brooklyn in the shape of "The
Beecher free library for common peO-
pie" and also statue of the great
preacher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

far been success and we hope that it
will continue to prosper. shakespeare
tragedy of Richard III. is being read
by the club at the present time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

New Hampshire and wishes to sell his
shop here.
Miss Susie Rodgers, received nice
Silver tea service of six pieces from her
friends and Sabbath School; from her
father, mother and sister pitcher.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
Gheo Galedo,rialt.
t. Johnsbury, VT. Thursday. Mar. "a. 1881

The principal trouble with GOV. Hill
Of New York as presidential candi-
date is that his name is too short.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
SHEFFIELD.

Mrs. G.. B. Simpson is very sick.
Mrs. James Salmon is seriously ill.
M. E. quarterly meeting next Sun
day.
r. G.. Hall is going to run the board
saw days and single machine nights,
to utilize all the water.
Geo. Walcott has sold his place back
to III. E. Paige. WalcOtt moves onto
o. H. Sueliing's place in Wheelock.
Eli Eastman has given up the charge
of the town farm and moved into the
house lately occupied by E. Williams.
During 1886 there were 20 births in
town, girls and IL boys. The num-
Der of deaths were l8, the oldest per-
son being 81 years, 10 months 5 were
over rs. OF the deaths were born in
town.
Owners of dogs had better attend to
getting them licensed before Apr. Ist,
for the town clerk has given notice
that he shall go strictly by the law.
We understand some dogs are going
to die.
The ladies of the F. B. society held
an entertainment i'm their church edi-
flee last Friday evening. A good num-
Der were present. The exercises con-
sisting of singing, tableaux and recita-
tions were much enjoyed.
Fred Day of the Wheelock has
bought the Sturtevant cottage i'm the
village for $500. The household goods
of Mr.. StuTtevant were sold at auction
last Saturday. He intends to. move to
Montpelier.
WHEELOCK.
Sociable at town hall next Friday
evening.
Charles Benedict opens barber
shop at Highgate.
John Mann and wife have gone to
West Concord.
s. III. Weeks has removed from st.
JOhnsbury to his farm in this town.
G. w. Cree and family have been
visiting at his fathers the past week.
Joseph Laclaire has returned from
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
O. ". HOOKER g. SON

Have opened a Custom Shop in connection with
their Machine Shop where the public will find W.
K. CAMERON ready to do horse shOeing and
many jobs of blacksmithing that cannot be done In
a common custom shop.
Millers can have mill picks sharpened without
the expense of shipment to distant places. Give
us call. Shop on Mill Street. off Railroad Street.
80 0l o. V. HOOKER g. SON.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
SOUTH RYEGATE.

The Union Cooperative Granite
Works have started their shed again.
The business for the present is run by
James White, trustee.
The spring term of school commenc-
ed last week Monday with Frank Mil
Ter teacher. The attendance was "a
ther small but is increasing.
Several freight cars were damaged
and the engine slightly damaged by
the mixed train, on Friday evening,
breaking apart near this place. A car
load of potatoes were planted in double
quick time.
The Young Peoples Temperance
Promoters presented the drama "The
Drunkard's Warming" IN Depot hall
Tuesday night to a fair-sized audience.
The inclemency of the weather no
doubt kept many at home who would
otherwise have come.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24
RYEGATE.

On Monday afternoon and evening
of last week between 90 and 20 of the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gibson
assembled at their house, to celebrate
the tenth anniversary of their mar
riage. Owing to the stormy evening
and bad roads the company was con-
siderably smaller than it would other
wise have been. Among the presents
were set of dishes, an overcOat, black
cashmere dress pattern, set of chamber
dishes, dessert and table silver spoons,
tea tray, fruit basket, a white apron
hand embroidered, AZ yards of sheet
ing, some towels, print and other arti-
cles, both useful and ornamental.
Choice refreshments were served by
able and efficient walters; after which
music and prOmenading were in order,
and good time was enjoyed by all
present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

A very serious accident happened to
Edward Miller, one of our leading
townsmen Monday. While loading
some bags of meal on his sled at the
grist mill at Wells River, he stepped
back from under bag that was being
lowered, his foot caught and he fell
from the sled and broke his thigh bone
A bed was arranged on a sleigh and he
was taken home DR.. Lee accompany
ing him. A dispatch was sent to DR..
Darling of So. Ryegate to meet DR.
Lee ut Mr.. Miller's and assist in set
ting the bone. Mr.. lIiller is some
what advanced in years and it will be
long time before he is ON his feet
again.
Mrs. Taylor has gone to st. Johns
bury to spend few weeks.
The lumber for w. HI. Symes has
been delivered at Ryegate station.
John HI. Nelson who had a very Sc
we're attack of pneumonia is slowly re-
covering.
Wilson Beattie has SO far recovered
from the mumps as to be able to break
"a goat to the handsled. With the as
sistance of Sammy Harris he is sue
ceeding admirably.
Among the victims of the late Prov
idence railroad disaster we notice the
name of William McAllister that many
of us remember as the young man that
labOred for some length of time OH the
farm of Maj. Henderson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-24

FRANCIS s WISER Agent,
el93 St JOhnsbury Vt
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06

do, old boy" we cried In chorus.
"We'll start for Jubbulpore by to-
rows Calcutta mail. Ho! Rama! Ho,
Bhergwan! Ho, Pinto"
These cries speedily brought forte
three servants, who were instructed to
get the hunting kit of the party read v
early in the morning. "Salaam, SAhib -
they said as they retired to their huts in
the corner OF the compound. We had
another ''peg" as nightcep, smoked one
more TRICKY, and slipped beneath our
musquito netting, sleeping soundly until
daybreak. The servants were assembled
with our baggage.
"Subtyar-haiw queried Abbott, who
had been chosen the leader OF the party.
Yes, Sahib," replied the natives.
"sub bnndook. sub COLA, sub bsrood, sub
shikaree kacheese tyar hal" by which
they lntimated that our guns, our pow
der and ball, and all our hunting kit had
been prepared.
Nothing more was to be done. We
called for our dog carts and drove down
to the station.
An eighteen hours ride landed our lit
tie bunting party in Jubbulpore, where
we were met by Barton, who gave US a
genuine Yorkshire welcome. He ex-
planned that the works where he was do
ing the engineering were about twelve
miles from Jubbulpore, not half a mile
from the world celebrated Marble
Rocks, and that we should start in the
afternoon in Charles which he had
ordered. We walked to bis bungalow, had
good bath and breakfast, TOR which the
festive moorghe or chicken had been pre-
pared, and then took walk through the
environments. The great sight of Jub-
bulpore is the jail, where the survivors of
the famous bands Of Thugs are incarcerat-
ed for life. These rascals used to disguise
themselves and wander through India
poisoning and strangling merchants and
travellers whom they might inyeigle into
their company. The number OF murders
they committed yearly grew so appalling
tnat the British government organized a
special detective service, under the lead
ership OF Maj. Sleeman. to hunt down
every Thug band in existence. After
years OF patient toll the mission was sue
cessful. Hundreds OF the professional
murderers were executed, and the REM
nants OF bands, finding their occupation
gone. surrendered and were sent to Jub-
bulpore Jail for life. One hoary old rascal
IN the prison showed us how he used to
strangle unsuspecling travellers with the
roomal or handkerchief. He twisted the
roomal into peculiar knot around bis
hands, and then offered to experiment
upon any of the party. Whitby volun-
teered as the corpus vile. The Thug
stood at his back. threw the roomal with
twist across his throat, twisted his
knuckles in the cloth, planted his knee
in the Lieutenant's back and gave a jerk
Whitby's face grew black, and we rushed
forward and pulled the old devil off
''Sahibs," he said, alphabetically, ''if you
mad left me alone for one more second
could have strangled the gentleman"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06
WINTER.
Fron, Sc. Mich LIS far Karch.


- in winter sings no more?
So tile " 10 Is zone IN and shut the door.
i 81 Ness vou! nc sings IN hiuch '"o '""'o
wa; as he ran down the meadows OF
S Mo5ts This old name. remember. was
,ijng keeping his tunes to himself
II IL very well he's OF sung n1ti
LII If ION insist on good, full proof
2lust cbio hole in his palace roof "a 80
dus' C dI,,gn your ear, and make an enc OF
doubt.
H., io,rers in winter bloom no moret
20 W. are zone, but you surely must see
hoses q" n,.o 11,ussoms on blossoms. thousand
r....or tbaa leaves on the summer tree,
t.,oNo, ~, roses- ay whittier than lines,
tli f ~ fairer delds than the dafydown-
,..,o u5,., MY put a flower on each stem.
gun uni tno.e i've blossoms. half blrd-wnat OF
.,,,,ans on millions, everywhere,
P,n,Iug n dapcing out OF the air.
..4rostt,s Of winter are unkind?
SSp',"6 .b.rn The stars, and think you VIII
,,,,, instead of looking round the blue,
a%.s Glance straight down, ana right NJ YOU
~ .igbt of all sights for bright young eyes
33'h,,ne M there, IN the winter skies,
Il f., n~ marx YOU not how clear The air isr
- the work OF the witchingest fairies,
IKE 1aa "a ne that makes pictures on the pane,
And tapir iclcles out OF the ram
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06

ne affected an air OF jollity, but somehow
or otner we thought it was assumed. We
tri'd to laugh and be merry, and rs Bar
ton, contrary to his usual custom, took
brandy after brandy, we thought he was
all right again by the time we reached
the station at Marble Rocks. Calm un
the native suoerintentent. he learned
that the tiger had appeared again upon
the previous night and carried of a wo-
man, and that all the coolies were In such
state or excitement that work upon the
bridge was almost at a standstill. Bar
ton then announced the relief was at
hand, tor he had brought great shik arees
with MIN who would certainly extermt.
nate the hagh, the man-eating tiger.
500 back" he said to the native super
intendent. land tell your people to re-
turn to work and all will he well soon."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06

|"GENrLEMEN." HE SAID, "I SUPPOSE
ioU ARE ALL THINKING OF THE FOLKS
AT HOME"
Jack Nelson suggested an exploration
|pl the Rambagh, where. perhaps. a tiger
panther might be stirred up. The
aaNoagh, or Garden OF the Gods, is a
s,usuiarly gloomy piece OF forest that
metCles at the foot OF Matheran, lofty
Fpu 5 u the Western Ghaut range, now
~ - sanitarium by the Europeans of
l ro Dolhoay Presidency. The trees in 1t
E VI enormous girth ard height and
k,Tpalafly believed to be primeyaI.
u'aos Oi monkeys chatter sll day long
'ne branches, enormous snakes crawl
ko|,j%%N tue dense underwood, and titanic
EVuluelS tOrn by the monsoon rains form
Eon "licl one would suppose to be the
Ceiy PIace inr tho lair OF the tiger or the
usIef' hlt the jungle had been shot
Wy hnVlO.lDdian spOrtsmen so often
Ta' oig game had deserted the Ramba1h
NV nv 'ei' us soiltudes to the chatiering or
-, tle slrieking OF flUcks OF parrots.
b. "e noWlihg Of tine hyena and jackal.
bnr m thooott reused himself from his re-
G%"enI poHitIon on the long bamboo
Snt., tosseq the END Of his cneroot down
'',J n .ue garden and said:
hon - 'NS hdlHOdkn lS PLAYED out.
ba u can yet squirrel or monkey shooting
k,S o., II you like, but you cant get anV
ao ssme' have better pronosal than
Ssao 10 make, and | hope YOU Will
"a WIN me tnat II presents first
fhriso opportunity OF spenciue a merry
EraI9 ITnas' You know that nv friend
H. u parton, the Yorkshire engineer. tina
fri" you used to laugh at Tor his pow.
bcross 1 UT nss been putting up a bridge
kro,o tue Nerbudda. A few DAYS ago he
Some, 10 me that tho work had been
i goe impeded because man-oatIng
bs oo uau oeen playing the devil among
kbeo JIoone iaborers. IL has been growing
hor,Iner ana checker every dav. One
Just before chota hazree fearIv
icSo5ast II leaped into the cooIle llras
ka in, up glrl OF about IA. and iumned
e. fo ene jungle with her. Her saree
ktrin,'nu close by, whore IL had baon
pped OF her body bv the SAVAGE hrr,n
fas IN hu occasion, when evorybody
sore sw Ueu. IL ieaped on to cadian oui.
3e zed n ~ tno root, leaped down and
kut Of ah nn; with whom H. jumped back
.Dn tale u.is ana made off. Well. RAJ
|hupIin, ne mat II can get up n shikar, O
5be snaISt party he will guarantee me ali
BIN tha, ! want. SupposIng wrIto To
las eve We WI be with INN ON Christ1
d Chris,.' ready to hunt the man.enter
rnSsnHs oayp II wekill MIN IL will
hd n vau Tor the miserable natives.
n" we don't we will hava -, us',sssi
telegraph Bartonr'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06
THE BEES OF NERBUDDA
4 story Of English life in India.
pv MALCOLM MCPHERSON.

IT,, IN, 7oyrsspondens the London Stand
~" aid.
Uwas in the back end OF the fall Of 1872
49, lack Nelson, civil engineer on the
great Indian Peuinsular railway, Jem
Abbott, locomotive superintendent,
Lent Clarence Wnitby and myself were
seated on the veranda OF Nelson's bunga-
low in Kirkee cantonments, about three
miles from Poonah, Bombay Presidency.
The moon was shining with that rare
eFulgence which is peculiar to the night
nj cloudless cline, the pretty river
Moota rippled at our feet, the cicadas In
the garden ratified their merry castaneted
feet among the odorous and dangerous
rose bushes, aud now and again the flying
fo. emitted its short, sharp shrek as 1t
few slowly overhead in search of some
fruit garden which it would do its best to
plunder. The Portuguese "bov," VINO
served as khitmutgar, or butler, had re-
p!enished the tumblegs with brandy and
soda several times, the long Trio hinoDoly
cberoots were slowly uncurling their
wreaths of smoke to join the odors in the
garden, and that silence reigned which is
frequently characteristic of those who
fall under the memory searching spell of
An Indian plight. At last Lieut.. Whitby
broke the silence, after taking another
pull at his ''pPg," as Anglo-lndians name
brandy and soda.
Gentlemen" he said, 81 suppose you
are all thinking OF the folks at home. as
was In three days more they will be
celebrating Christmas, and / can see the
| little church in the village near Oxford,
30 which | belong, already decorated with
The flowers that have been sent to the par
sOnage by the ladies of his pastorate. |
| can see the mlstletOe twined around the
| chandeliers In the guv'nor's parlor, and
| can almost hear my sisters planning the
little festivities they mean to have on
| Christmas eve and the night succeeding.
dare say you all have your recollections
Of rare good times at Christmas in the
Did country, and feel kind of sad, rs do
GOw, at the thought that here we haven't
ghost Of a chance of enjoying our
selves as we used To do when we played
Kiss in the ring Hunt the slipper,' or
passed up the middle, and down again in
some such rare old dance as Roger de
IOverley' or La PatrOnella.' But it's no
use mOping. We must do something TO
pass away this Christmas In good style.
What do you suggest? Don't all speak
G: once. They are going to have a drag
hunt in Poonah. and invitations are out
iOr dance at Government House down
tnere in Bombay, but for my part Pm
tlck OF drag hunts and stiff official
Dances"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06


The Nerbudda is one of the sacred riy-
ers Of India. As the Ganges is to Ben
gal and the Central Provinces, as the
Krlshn: is to the Madras Presidency, the
lndns To tNe Punjab, so IL the Nerbudda
to the Central Provinces and the north
western pat OF india. As we reached
its brink, where il rolled inclosed between
perpendicular walls OF rocks, hundreds
OF men, women and children were bath
ing In the shadows. They dared not ven-
ture farther for the river 10 infested with
alligators, called by the natives muggers.
Lying in the middle Of iAfSs1 we
could see small black ss4Tescences like
the knots on pine logs. Every one. OF
these represented the presence OF an ALI
gator lying close to the surface and eX-
posing only the highest prominence OF its
serrated back. We slipped into our
boats, Barton taking charge OF the fore
most one. and ordered the native oars
men to pull up stream for daar life and
baCksheesh, On we sped between
adamantine walls OF rock and upon the
surface of water as clear and limpid as q
mountain brook. Had IL been possible to
see the bottom we could have done so, but
the Nerbudda has such remarkable
depth at certain points that we could see
nothing but the long protracted and
broken simmer Of the oars away down
in tho depths. Presently the river bed
narrowed. and a scene OF weird, marvel
Gus beauty presented itself before u.
Rising $50 ieet on each side we're the cele-
brated Marble Rocks, which are sung OF
by Hindoo poets and rhapsld z q by
every traveller who has ever he them.
Seen in the cold light Of the moon they
inspire parsdIsaical dreams OF love aud
silence; seen under the rudy light OF
descending sun they CLEAN like opals,
now exhibiting tue tender pink OF the
blush rose, now gltterlng with an
amethyst,ne blue, and now exposing
lilac shade fading into the wniteness o
alabasier Our attention was attracie d
by strsnge-looking dark punches thai
hung peudulous on the face OF tine crags.